Chapter 2 His Strange Feeling

Rafael's POV

I rolled my eyes around the place looking for Natalie, but I couldn't find her! I wondered why I hadn't seen her since the party had been started. Although there was a caterer, she insisted on taking care of all the party details by herself.

 After my father's death, I moved into Mirren's mansion as the legal heir. Natalie became as a part of my daily life routine since we are now living under one roof. Even though our rooms were too close, I never stepped into her room, and neither did she. We kept our own space from each other, unlike in the old days when we were too close.

In the past, when she was a little girl, whenever I came for a visit, she never got out of my side, until she fell asleep and I put her in her bed. But later on, things had been changed… 

For now, I married her in an incomplete marriage. That marriage was upon the will of my father, and neither of us wanted it. It’s all about how she could get her legacy as a legal member of the Marine family.

 After Natalie’s mother had gone, no one left for her, just my father. I guess he wanted me to look after her now. Sometimes, I feel like she was his fresh-blood daughter, not a stepdaughter!

I decided to help her by fulfilling my father's strange commandment. The marriage. I knew that it would be hard, but I was determined to make it work. I was determined to make her feel like a part of the family that she lived with entire her life and to show her that she wasn't alone. I was determined to give her the home, the wealth and the secure that she needed.

 However, the legacy has another serious condition. I can't make any new deals with foreign companies to expand our branches, other than those which we already have deals with, except after implementing the condition of the will. I think my father knew that I can't be restricted at work, he just realized that I'll make it and marry Natalie if that's the cost. He calculated everything well. 

At least it was good he didn't make kids part of the conditions. We kept our fake marriage going. Finally, we almost arrived at the end of this shit. After six months we will be able to move on and be free to cancel it.

She was so innocent and young and had no one to count on except me. I had to protect her. I feel that I am responsible on her. She doesn't even know her biological father in person. she never met him.

All my friends called me Mr. Heart of Steel, as I have no emotions and have never been in love, but my duty towards Natalie makes me help her and my heart softened for her. But this doesn’t negate my constant feeling that she was the obstacle between me and my father. 

Sometimes, I feel I hate her whenever I remember how she ruined my relationship with my father!

I looked around again and at this time my eyes fell on her tall curved figure. She was in the backyard standing alone and seemed tired. She worked hard preparing for this party. 

Her friends were around, but she seemed lonely and tired!

I let go of Debbie's waist and with bent steps, I went to see why Natalie wasn't with us on the stage. After all, she was the backstage star who made this successful party. And must share us the joy.

The moment I stood next to her, she whispered in a soft deep sound, "I wanna have sex with h..."

That was what she just said and my body warmed instantly. I stood behind her frozen in shock, couldn't believe what I heard!!

 We never talked about sex before. I never imagined her having sex! 

This thought overwhelmed me.

Does she has a boyfriend?

A picture involuntarily flowed into my head imagining me having her in bed, how she would look!

I shook my head left and right to erase these unwell imaginations. What the fuck was that!! I tightened my jaw and tried with firm determination to control my instinctive response.

She looked in a daze, I guess she was surprised to find me behind her. 

After overcoming her shock, she approached me swaysly with a small smile.

It seems that she was a little drunk. I smelled her sexy perfume when she got close to kiss my cheek.

It was a slow seductive kiss. Her lips were so soft. I felt them as if they were down my body instead of my cheek!

Other than when she was a child. We had never been in that physical close before!

Suddenly, she murmured something I couldn't focus on and moved away. I stood in shock like a virgin girl got her first kiss!

I blinked several times and felt at this moment like I was seeing Natalie for the first time, she looked bold and different. I tried to adjust my trousers to hide the erection. I looked like a teenager about to cum in his pants from a cheek kiss!

I sighed and put on a gloomy expression. Frowning, attempting to conceal the trace of the overwhelmed feelings I felt a moment ago. Afterward, I headed to a small group of businessmen among the guests.

Unaware, I kept looking at the doorway repeatedly. I couldn’t focus on the conversation around me. 

After a while,I looked up at the door leading to the house again for the hundred times, my gaze met Natalie’s gaze finally. We stared at each other without blinking. I couldn’t take my eyes off of her. She seemed more vigilant than before. She was the one who broke the staring moment.

Her face was blushing, I think she was embarrassed.

She looked around in a daze then joined my grandma's group. I don’t know what a young girl full of energy would find excitement with gaffers at an engagement party!

Engagement party!! For a moment, I forgot it was my engagement party!

“What did you say about that Raf?”

I looked back at the man who was waiting for my reply about something I don’t know what it is!

I handed him my glass when I noticed that Natalie was standing alone, “Just a moment and I’ll be back”

Without hesitation I headed towards her. I felt I had to ask her about her boyfriend. I had to know about him. Who knows? maybe he was a bad guy and would hurt her!

I stood behind her sniffing her perfume, let out a deep exhale, and murmured, “Would you like to dance?”

She turned around in a daze, and without giving her a chance to respond, I put my hand on her slim waist and led her onto the dance floor.

Once I put my hands around her waist, I felt I needed to kiss her deeply. Hug her until she screams and moans my name. This was an awkward feeling I hated.

Despite that, I kept holding her between my arms near my chest. I felt that approaching her in this way was dangerous and wrong, but I didn’t make room between us!

I felt as if I could feel the blood running through her veins beneath my hands.

I couldn’t lift my gaze away from her plumpy lips while she opened and closed her mouths everal times struggling to say something.

I want to kiss her. 

That fact hit me!